Leveling attachment for vehicles.



Patented Ma'r. 20, |900.

J. NASH.A LEVELING ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

(Appneamn med Aug 25, 1899 (no Model .TOIIN NASH, OF DAYTON, IVASHINGTON.

LEVELING ATTACHMENT FOR VEHiCLES.

SPEFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,825,v dated March. 20, 1900. Application tied August 25,1899. serial No. 728.468. (No modem To @ZZ when?, t may concern: These bars are. practically a portion of the Beit known that I, JOHN N ASH, of Dayton, body. The adjusting-bars 15 are bifurcated in the county of Columbia and State of Washat their outer ends, so' that the rear bars 15 55 ington, haveinvented a new and Improved may straddie the rear standards 10 and be 5 Leveling Attachment for Vehicles, of which guided thereby7 and the forward bar straddle the following is a full, clear, and, exact dethe standards 140i the bolster. A hinged scription. A

The object of the invention is to providea adjusting-bar l5 vand the body of the rear 6o means of attachment between the body ofa axle A, and a similar hinged connection is 1o vehicle, especially that of a threshn1g-ma-- provided between' the bolster 13 and the forchine, and its aigles, so that the body ot' the ve- Ivward adj ustingbar 15.

operating upon a hillside orwhere the ground ower leaf 17, and an intermediate leaf 1S- 65 is out of level, thus preventing the machine the knuckle connection between the leaves i5 from capsizing and obvlating the labor of being at the endsof the intermediate leaf 18.

digging pits for the wheels to level the body. Thus it will be observed that the lbody of the struction and combination of the several parallel with the axles, as shown in dotted 7o parts, as'wiil'be'nereinafter'"u'lyset forth, l zo and'pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding -p'arts in all the figures I 25 Figure 1 is a side elevation of the body of the machine and a section through the axles preferably, through themedium of adjustingl 75 end ofthe body, one at each 4side and each adj listing-screw 19 is passed loose y through per end with a hand-wheel 21, while the lower 8o 7v -and said threaded surfaceis passed through bars fitted in the adjusting-bars 15 or through threaded apertures made direotlyin said bars. 8 5 The rear 'axle A is providedt each end 5 with Yan'unwardly'--extending standard 10, and/the rear,grouiid-wheelsA 11 are mounted are similarly mounted in vclamps 24, secured 9o to thebolster 13, als shown in Fig. f3.' n l Itis evident that by turning the screws equally at each side the body of the Vehicle 4o Very large wheels beused in connection therewith. The forward axle B is practically straight will be raised parallel with the axle and thl and carries smaller ground-wheels 12 at each by manipulating the screws on one side' of 95 of its ends, while a bolster 13 is pivoted on the machine that side may be elevated until 45 the axle B, and said bolster is provided with the body is straight or level, no matter at upwardly-extendingstandards 14 at its ends. what inclination the axles 'may` stand. The bodyC of the vehicle may be of any de- Having thus describedr my invention, I sired construction or formation; but an adclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters roo A justing-bar 15 is provided for said body at Patent- 5o each of its ends`,.the bars being securely fas- 1. In a vehicle, the combination with the- .tened ,to the bottom of the body, extending rnnning-gcar and body, of ahinge-seetion beyond its sides, as shown in Figs. 2 and $3. pivoted at ouc'end to the runnuggear and at the other end to a portion on'tlie body, 3. In a vehicle., a body, a cranked axle, an` and adjusting devices at each side of the adjusting-bar connected to the body and hav# body, substantially as specified. in@ sliding connection with the upriglitpor- 15 2. ln axebcle, the combination with the tions of the axle, attinge-section between the 5 running-gear and the body, of a bolster on axle and bar. and screws for adjusting the ro at the other end. to the adjusting-bnr, and Vitnesses:

the running-gem', standards at 'the ends of body relatively to the axle, substantially as thejbolsteigzt adjusting-bm having sliding specified.

connection with the standards a hinge-sec# l 1 tion cnec'ted at one end to the bolstei` and JOHN* 'NASH' screws for moving tlie'body relatively to the GEO. B. BAKER, l I running-gem', substantially as speciied. 1 `EDNAv B. HOLMES. 

